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• All children with BPD may face increased risk for COPD
• Seasonal flu vaccination in pregnancy reduces flu-associated infant hospitalization
• Parental occupation may influence asthma risk in children
• Seasonal flu vaccination in pregnancy reduces flu-associated infant hospitalization
• Cytokine-mediated mechanism may underlie reflux esophagitis
• First-episode psychosis patients ‘a diverse group’
• No affective temperament gradient across patient diagnostic groups
• Translation of positive affect into motivation lacking in schizophrenia
• CT-STAT: CTA faster and cheaper than standard protocol for CAD diagnosis
• Circadian rhythm genes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder
• Progressive brain changes found in chronic schizophrenia
• HEAAL: High-dose beats low-dose losartan in HF
• Differences between bipolar II and unipolar depression ‘limited’
• More than 12 months’ follow-up needed to identify psychosis transition
• Comorbid disorders differ among men, women with BD

All children with BPD may face increased risk for COPD Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Study results show that children with mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia have similar abnormalities in lung function and structure to those with more severe BPD.

Seasonal flu vaccination in pregnancy reduces flu-associated infant hospitalization Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Vaccination against seasonal influenza during pregnancy significantly reduces children's risk for hospitalization due to influenza in early life, study results show.

Parental occupation may influence asthma risk in children Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Maternal and/or paternal exposure to some occupational allergens is associated with an increased risk for wheezing and asthma in children, UK study results suggest.

Seasonal flu vaccination in pregnancy reduces flu-associated infant hospitalization Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Vaccination against seasonal influenza during pregnancy significantly reduces children's risk for hospitalization due to influenza in early life, study results show.

Cytokine-mediated mechanism may underlie reflux esophagitis Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers in the USA have proposed a novel concept for the development of reflux esophagitis in which inflammatory cells secreted by cytokines in response to gastric juices damage esophageal mucosa rather than gastric acid directly.

First-episode psychosis patients ‘a diverse group’ Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST There is wide range of ages and diagnostic groups among patients with first-episode psychosis, warn UK investigators who highlight the lack of research and treatment guidelines for such patients.

No affective temperament gradient across patient diagnostic groups Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST There is no gradient in affective temperament scores from bipolar I disorder through unipolar depressive patients to healthy individuals, say UK researchers who found high dysthymic scores in both patient groups.

Translation of positive affect into motivation lacking in schizophrenia Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients have no deficits in the anticipation, experience, and memory of positive affective events, but they are unable to translate these into motivational states, US scientists have found.

CT-STAT: CTA faster and cheaper than standard protocol for CAD diagnosis Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST A protocol using initial computed tomography angiography is effective and both faster and cheaper than standard-of-care evaluation in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease among low-to-intermediate risk patients with chest pain, show results of the CT-STAT trial.

Circadian rhythm genes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Polymorphisms in two genes related to the circadian rhythm may be associated with the development of pediatric bipolar disorder, although not with age at onset, US researchers have discovered.

Progressive brain changes found in chronic schizophrenia Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Brain changes continue through the course of schizophrenia, with volume and diffusion tensor imaging discrepancies indicating that the changes vary across different brain regions, conclude Japanese researchers.

HEAAL: High-dose beats low-dose losartan in HF Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients treated with a high, 150-mg daily dose of the angiotensin-receptor blocker losartan had a significantly reduced risk for death or hospitalization for heart failure compared with patients taking a 50-mg daily dose of the drug, the HEAAL investigators report.

Differences between bipolar II and unipolar depression ‘limited’ Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST There are limited differences between bipolar II disorder depression and unipolar depression, say Australian scientists who suggest previously suggested differences can be explained by age, gender, and severity.

More than 12 months’ follow-up needed to identify psychosis transition Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Individuals with an at-risk mental state should be followed-up for more than the typical 12 months in order to identify all who will undergo a transition to psychosis, investigators recommend.

Comorbid disorders differ among men, women with BD Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Study findings suggest that illness-related clinical characteristics are similar between men and women with type I and II bipolar disorder, but that comorbid disorder profiles differ significantly between the genders.

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